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How does the feul pump relay works? - 1988 Volkswagen GTI

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Hi and welcome to FixYa!
The fuel pump relay regulates the power given to the fuel pump. If the fuel pump relay is faulty there will be no power to the fuel pump and will result to fuel supply failure. These relays just like the others serves as regulators so that the battery will not fail during electrical loads.

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Fuel pump relay works off power supplied from ignition switch to fuel pump but has separate lead (ground) that runs off oil pressure switch (safety) If your vehicle would roll-over, be involved in an accident or your engine would lose oil pressure it shuts down fuel pump.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 23, 2008

SOURCE: 2000 ford focus new feul

Try the crankshaft position sensor. Sometimes they get covered in clutch dust and the sensor cannot determine No1 cyl. and then it will refuse to start. Sometimes they go faulty as well.

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Doug Keller

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  • Posted on Jul 09, 2009

SOURCE: Feul pump stopped working. I changed the relay, it

Did you install a new pump? Used pumps may be cheaper but not if you have to change them.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 06, 2008

SOURCE: feul pump won't run (new

My 88 ramvan did the same thing and it was the pickup sensor in the distributor. I replaced it and everything was fine. If the sensor is bad it won't let the fuel pump run or the ignition funtion.

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Colin Stickland

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  • Posted on Nov 22, 2008

SOURCE: 2000 ford focus

factory immobiliser cut in ,,dealer only sorry about being the harbringer of bad news,hope your preparing to lay the golden egg minium charge in spain is 180€ but iam hearing reports for renaults of 220 upwards and one of nearly 400 today

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  • Posted on May 09, 2010

SOURCE: wiring for feul pump ,have power at pump ,relay

Check for a blown fuse,also,the oil pressure switch has a cut off for the fuel pump,and if the oil sending unit is bad,or the oil pressure has dropped,the fuel pump will not come on,

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